Endovascular graft for aneurysms involving major branch vessels

US9724186B2 · US · B2

Patent metadata
FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9724186-B2
Application numberUS-201314050835-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 10, 2013
Priority dateOct 10, 2012
Publication dateAug 8, 2017
Grant dateAug 8, 2017

How to read this patent

A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.

  1. Title

    What the patent document calls the invention.

  2. Abstract

    A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.

  3. Assignees and inventors

    Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.

  4. Key dates

    Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.

  5. First independent claim

    The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.

  6. CPC / IPC classifications

    Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.

  7. Citations and related patents

    Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.

Abstract

Official abstract text for this publication.

Systems and methods for treating diseased bodily lumens involving branched lumen deployment sites include a main graft or stent-graft deployable in a main artery and a vent device or stent-graft deployable in a branch artery to maintain blood flow through the main artery and from the main artery to the branch artery. Systems and methods for treating diseased bodily lumens involving branched lumen deployment sites may also include a main graft or stent-graft deployable in the main artery, a chimney graft or stent-graft deployable in both branch artery and the main artery to the branch artery and a gutter-sealing device associated with the chimney graft to prevent flow of blood among the chimney graft, the main graft and a wall of the main artery.

First claim

Opening claim text (preview).

What is claimed is: 1. An endovascular system for deployment at branched arteries comprising: a chimney graft having a proximal portion with a proximal open end deployable within a main artery and an opposed distal portion with a distal open end deployable within a branch artery branched from the main artery; and a main tubular graft deployable within the main artery and comprising a proximal open end and an opposed open distal end, the proximal and distal ends defining a main tubular graft wall therein between; wherein, when deployed, a proximal portion of the main tubular graft wall spans the branch artery; and wherein, when deployed, the distal portion of the chimney graft is disposed within the branch artery; wherein, when deployed, the proximal portion of the chimney graft is disposed within the main artery such that the proximal end of the chimney graft is about adjacent to or extends beyond the proximal end of the main tubular graft; wherein the endovascular system further comprising a gutter-sealing device as being a separate member from the chimney graft wherein the gutter-sealing device comprises a second graft disposed over the proximal portion of the chimney graft, the second graft having a wall with opposed elongate atraumatic side wing portions to occupy space within the main artery among the chimney graft, the main tubular graft and wall of the main artery; wherein the gutter-sealing device is disposed about at least a portion of the proximal portion of the chimney graft; and wherein, during deployment, the second graft is circumferentially rotatable about the proximal portion of the chimney graft so that the second graft is alignable between the main tubular graft and the wall of the main artery to prevent flow of blood among the chimney graft, the main tubular graft and a wall of the main artery. 2. The endovascular system of claim 1 wherein the main tubular graft is an inflatable graft having a proximal circumferential inflatable cuff for sealing the main tubular graft around at least a portion of wall of the main artery. 3. The endovascular system of claim 1 wherein the main tubular graft further comprises a stent. 4. The endovascular system of claim 1 wherein the chimney graft further comprises a stent. 5. The endovascular system of claim 1 wherein the second graft further comprises a closed distal end and an opposed proximal end. 6. The endovascular system of claim 5 wherein the opposed proximal end of the second graft is an open end. 7. The endovascular system of claim 5 wherein the opposed proximal end of the second graft is closed. 8. The endovascular system of claim 5 wherein the wall of the second graft further comprises a metallic support frame disposed within, under or over the wall of the second graft.

Assignees

Inventors

Classifications

  • A61F2/07Primary

    Stent-grafts · CPC title

  • provided with means for allowing access to secondary lumens · CPC title

  • having an inflatable pocket filled with fluid, e.g. liquid or gas · CPC title

  • hardenable in situ, e.g. epoxy resins · CPC title

  • Sealing means · CPC title

Patent family

Related publications grouped by family.

External sources

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What does patent US9724186B2 cover?
Systems and methods for treating diseased bodily lumens involving branched lumen deployment sites include a main graft or stent-graft deployable in a main artery and a vent device or stent-graft deployable in a branch artery to maintain blood flow through the main artery and from the main artery to the branch artery. Systems and methods for treating diseased bodily lumens involving branched lum…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Trivascular Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61F2/07. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 08 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).